Benjamin R. Lacy Explained

Benjamin Rice Lacy
Order:19th
Office:North Carolina State Treasurer
Term Start:January 15, 1901
Term End:February 21, 1929
Governor:Charles Brantley Aycock
Robert Broadnax Glenn
William Walton Kitchin
Locke Craig
Thomas Walter Bickett
Cameron A. Morrison
Angus Wilton McLean
Oliver Max Gardner
Predecessor:William H. Worth
Successor:Nathan O'Berry
Birth Date:June 19, 1854
Birth Place:Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
Death Date:February 21, 1929 (aged 74)
Party:Democratic Party
Profession:Locomotive engineer, public servant
Spouse:Mary Burwell

Benjamin Rice Lacy (June 19, 1854 – February 21, 1929) served as North Carolina Commissioner of Labor from 1893–1897 and 1899–1901, and as North Carolina State Treasurer from 1901–1929. Lacy died one month after taking office for his eighth term as Treasurer.

Lacy's father, Rev. Drury Lacy II, was the president of Davidson College and his grandfather, Drury Lacy, was president of Hampden–Sydney College.

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